Commelinaceae Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth

Prairie Spiderwort

Meskwaki - Drug, Psychological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 209

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Scientific name: Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth
USDA symbol: TROCO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Spiderwort
Family: Commelinaceae
Family (APG): Commelinaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Psychological Aid
Notes: Root gum inserted in cut on head 'to stop craziness.'

RECRD: 96285 id: 40503

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